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Rig Veda 8.3.20: Mandala 8, Sukta 3, Mantra 20

Sukta 8.3

Rishi: Kāṇva tradition (probable)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

निरग्नयो रुरुचुर्निरु सूर्यो निः सोम इन्द्रियो रसः । निरन्तरिक्षादधमो महामहिं कृषे तदिन्द्र पौंस्यम् ॥

nír agnáyo rurucuḥ nír u sū́ryo níḥ sóma indriyó ráso | nír antárikṣād adhamo mahā́m áhíṃ kṛṣé tád indra paúṃsyam ||

Au-dehors resplendirent les feux ; au-dehors se leva le Soleil ; au-dehors coula Soma, la sève de la puissance d’Indra. Du monde intermédiaire tu as tiré d’en bas le grand Serpent : telle est, ô Indra, ta force virile, ta puissance victorieuse.

निःout, forth
निः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अग्नयःthe fires / Agnis
अग्नयः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootअग्नि-
रुरुचुःshone forth
रुरुचुः:
TypeVerb
Root√रुच् (दीप्तौ)
निःout, forth
निः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य-
निःout, forth
निः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/निपात)
सोमःSoma
सोमः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसोम-
इन्द्रियःIndra’s; invigorating/Indra-like
इन्द्रियः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeAdjective
Rootइन्द्रिय-
रसःjuice, sap, essence
रसः:
Kartā (समासार्थे/वाक्यार्थे: ‘रसः’ = ‘रस/सार’)
TypeNoun
Rootरस-
निःout, forth
निः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनिः (उपसर्ग/निपात)
अन्तरिक्षात्from the mid-air/atmosphere
अन्तरिक्षात्:
Apādāna
TypeNoun
Rootअन्तरिक्ष-
अधमःthe lowest
अधमः:
Kartā (अभिप्रेतः कर्ता/विषयः)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधम-
महामहिम्great might; great greatness
महामहिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootमहामहि- (प्रातिपदिक; महा- + महि-)
कृषेI do/make; I accomplish
कृषे:
TypeVerb
Root√कृ (करणे) / कृ- (कृणोति)
तत्that
तत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्- (सर्वनाम)
इन्द्रO Indra
इन्द्र:
Sampradāna (सम्बोधन/आह्वान)
TypeNoun (vocative)
Rootइन्द्र-
पौंस्यम्manly power, virility
पौंस्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य- (पुंस्- ‘man’ → पौंस्य ‘manly power’)

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